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Netherlands commits half a million euros to local plantations

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The tea industry must urgently adopt climate-resilient and ethical practices, Acting Ambassador Iwan Rutjens warned. The Netherlands pledged 500,000 euros (approximately Rs. 199.8... Read More


Central Bank caps maximum LTV ratio for gold loans

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka took steps to limit the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for credit facilities granted against the pledge of gold articles, aiming to ensure the sta... Read More


Central bank revises maximum LTV ratios for vehicle leasing

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- New directives revising the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for credit facilities provided for the purchase or use of motor vehicles were issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lank... Read More


NIA conducts multiple raids across Kashmir in terror crackdown

Srinagar, May 25 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley as part of an ongoing probe into terror-related activities, off... Read More


Petrol, diesel prices hiked by up to Rs.2.71, total rise crosses Rs.7.5 in two weeks

New Delhi, May 25 -- Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday hiked by up to ?2.71 per litre, the fourth increase since the revision of rates resumed on May 15, pushing the total cumulative rise to mor... Read More


Delhi court grants bail to advocate held with pistols at Tis Hazari complex

India, May 25 -- A Delhi court has granted bail to an advocate arrested under the Arms Act after two pistols and eight cartridges were allegedly recovered from a trolley bag he was carrying at the Tis... Read More


Odisha court sentences 19 to life imprisonment in Nabarangpur clash

India, May 25 -- Nineteen people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Odisha's Nabarangpur district in a 2016 clash between two groups that left three persons dead. Additional District J... Read More


Sikkim CM congratulates Justice Rai on being appointed CJ of Patna HC

India, May 25 -- Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has congratulated Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai on her elevation as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court, calling it a "historic" and proud moment for ... Read More


SP corporator Lalit sworn in after court order in UP

India, May 25 -- SP leader Lalit Kishore Tiwari was finally sworn in as a corporator at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation on Sunday, days after the Allahabad High Court froze Mayor Sushma Kharkwal's p... Read More


Justice Meenakshi named for Patna HC Chief Justice

India, May 25 -- The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Meenakshi M Rai, a judge of the Sikkim High Court, as the next Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. The recom... Read More